This plantation was allocated to the London-based Society of Martin's Hundred by 1618 and was later assigned 21,500 acres. It was initially settled in 1620 around Wolstenholme Town, its administrative center, located near the James River. Archaeologists discovered the town site in 1977. They also located the graves of several people who died during the 22 March 1622 Indian attacks on English settlements coordinated by Chief Opechancanough, when 78 colonists here--half the plantation's population--were reported killed. These attacks were in response to English expansion into Indian lands. The area was soon resettled but the Society of Martin's Hundred's town was never rebuilt.

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Additional Information: Original Marker Replaced under Replacement Marker Program using Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (TEA-21) Funds. A Federal program enacted into law in 1998.Date Approved by DHR: 03/16/05Year On Marker: 2005

Region: Tidewater RegionGeographic Location: James City CountyPhysical Description of Location: Williamsburg, VA 23185. Located on Pocahontas Trail (Hwy 60), 3.25 miles northwest of the junction of Pocahontas Trail (Hwy 60) and Warwick Blvd (Rt. 238). Marker is on the right when traveling northwest on Pocahontas Trail (Hwy 60).